This map shews the areas covered by the traditional counties (defined by Definition A of the Historic Counties Standard), Historic counties (defined by Definition B of the same), and the Ceremonial Counties of England, the Preserved Counties of Wales, and the regions of Scotland.
Also shewn are the borders of the Vice Counties of the British Isles - those of Great Britain and the Isle of Man include the 3 mile maritime limit as well. There is a separate page which shews the difference betwixt the traditional counties of England (Definition A) and the shires as recorded by the Domesday Book of 1086.
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| Vice county boundary |
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Information for traditional and historic counties from wikishire.co.uk, whose data conforms to the Historic Counties Standard.
Information for the modern-day counties of the Republic of Ireland from simplemaps.com.
Information for the modern-day counties of the United Kingdom from Dave Evans Software Consultancy.
Information for the Vice Counties of Great Britain from the Biological Records Centre.
Information for the Vice Counties of Ireland from the OpenStreetMap.
Flags of the traditional counties from gov·uk.